Five Worst Home Improvements for the Money

Now that more homeowners are looking to create housing wealth by way of the remodel, it bears mention that not all home improvements are created…

Santa Cruz For Sale by Owner – Blue Light Special!

Actually, a savvy Realtor will look at a FSBO like an opportunity ripe for the plucking - because most FSBOs will eventually end up listing…

Slow news day

A couple of days back, I don't know if you heard, but Santa Cruz Title is consolidating its operations , getting rid of two offices.…

Falling through Fall

Well, here's a cheery little note from CNNMoney:  new home prices have fallen by an average of 10%, the biggest drop since 1970.  You can…

Santa Cruz’s Newest Resident

Just about 3 1/2 weeks ago (April 4, 2009), my wife and I welcomed into this crazy mixed-up world our first child, Aiden Santiago. I've…

Santa Cruz’s Pink Man Gone Missing

Imagine my dismay when I browsed over to the Santa Cruz Sentinel, and saw this front page news: [From Pacific Avenue staple seems to have…

Marisa Miller Loves Santa Cruz

Of course, I went to the site looking to find stuff to read, but somehow I got trapped in Marisa's gallery and stumbled around (blindly,…

Friends of the Parks

Yesterday in my Rotary Club meeting, we heard a speaker from the Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks give a talk. It was a great…